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standfast

[ stand-fast, -fahst ]

noun

  1. a rigid or unyielding position.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of standfast1

First recorded in 1710–20; noun use of verb phrase stand fast
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Example Sentences

It was reprinted in Bristol in 1764, "for Mr. Standfast Smith, apothecary, great-grandson of the author."

Can any of your readers give me further particulars of Mr. Standfast, or tell me where to find them?

By Standfast Corner, a little beyond the Cross, they suddenly obtained an end view of the lane.

Mrs. Standfast is a woman of high tone, and possessed of a power of moral principle that impresses one even as sublime.

Yet, with all these excellent traits, Mrs. Standfast has not the faculty of making a happy home.

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